Orca Bio

Orca Bio

Manager, Facilities

Sacramento, CA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$80k-$120kDetected 131 days ago
Project ManagementGMPFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementOSHA

About the role

  • More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer.
  • With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
  • For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement and manage preventive maintenance and calibration programs to ensure the facility is GMP compliant.
  • Collaborate with Facilities and Production Planning to schedule and coordinate repairs and maintenance activities for building systems and equipment.
  • Manage vendor relationships for services such as cleaning, pest control, maintenance and calibration services, ensuring delivery of quality services and compliance with service agreements.
  • Ensure the facility complies with all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements (e.g., OSHA, GMP, FDA, local building codes).
  • Support development and management of the facility's operational and maintenance budget, controlling costs related to maintenance, repairs and outside services.

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience in facility management in a GMP environment, preferably in the cell therapy, biotechnology or pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
  • Education:

Nice to have

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Facility Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

Skills

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience/proficiency with maintenance management software and systems.
  • Excellent project and time management skills with the ability to oversee multiple tasks at once.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting, and ability to make sound decisions.
  • Working Conditions:
  • Gowning for cleanroom access.

Compensation

  • The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.

Benefits

  • Health, Safety & Compliance:
  • Participate in regular inspections to identify and mitigate risks related to safety, health, and environmental impacts.
  • The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.

Company info

  • We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients.
  • We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
  • We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity.
  • Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
  • We innovate on a path that hasn't been paved.
  • We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission.
  • We aren't afraid to ask "why not" and challenge the status quo.
  • We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
  • We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
  • Notice to staffing firms Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening.
  • Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only.
  • We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
  • Who we are We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients.

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